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tell

put

meet

bring

Free

Free

drink

write

talk

lend

inform

turn off

Gerunds or

infinitiv

es

with

forget,

remember,

stop,

tr

y, regret

She

has

tried…

I often forge

t…

Peter di

d

not

forget..

Try…

We

forgo

t…

We

regre

t…

Don’t

forget…

I

tr

ied…

buy

I remembered…

She tries…

I’ll never forget…

I stopped…

learn

Talking Football

Skills to practice:

Practice gerunds and infinitives in a communicative board game.

Class Levels:

Adaptable for all levels of students and all class sizes.

Requirements:

Cut out the game resources below. Cut out the balls or players and use as

markers

How to play:

1. The two teams or players would toss a coin to decide who starts first, or do Rocks,

Paper and Scissors. The winner starts combining a cue word and a key word to make
sentences. For example regret + inform
I regret to inform you that you have been fired.

2. The other team or player must listen carefully to spot the mistakes. If there isn t any

mistake in the sentence, the player can keep his/her space.

3. If there is a mistake the team or player gets a yellow card and move back one step. If

no mistake they keep their captured space. The other team takes its turn to combine
cue words and keys words to make sentences. Every successful sentence means they
retain the space and prepare to advance.

4. Both teams (players) keep advancing until they meet on one space. When they meet

they do ROCKS, PAPER and SCISSORS. The team that looses the ROCKS, PAPER &
SCISSORS guess, gets a red card and goes back to start. The winning side continues
until they meet again. Every time they, meet they do rocks, paper, and scissors to see
who gets a red card. The team that gets to the other team s goal, wins.

5. When players get to the centre, it is a FREE space so they can create any sentence

they like.

6. If you decide to continue, try different key words or swap sides after the first side

wins.

7. Feel free to adapt this game for your classes as you like. Also feel free to modify or

add rules.

Tips for large classes:

This game is a board game, but can also be played in a large class. Photocopy the game on an

A3 or larger paper size, or project in on a projector if your class has one. Use blue tag to stick
team players as they advanced.

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www.esl-galaxy.com

&

http://www.english-4kids.com/

Football Game equipment

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www.esl-galaxy.com

&

http://www.english-4kids.com/

Player A

Player B

Cards

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www.esl-galaxy.com

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http://www.english-4kids.com/